A truly awesome photo, Mac. It don't get much better than this. The shot of the sunset alone is totally beautiful, but, add in the reflection on the water and what it creates is just amazing.
This is one of your best in my book. Very, very well done.
Love the scenes EG. Did you see the Soo Locks pictures that I put up in last week's article? I thought that the ship may have come from Duluth. Her name was the SS William Clay Ford. Have you ever seen her there?
Wow.... that one looks sort of 'other worldly', but, beautifully so. The reflection of the fading sunlight on the water and surrounding clouds is truly awesome. Very well done!
Ooops, sorry. I always get those two breeds confused. Mollie is friendly but is mostly deaf. Stella sorta keeps her out of trouble (and streets), and is a total sweetheart.
That's looks a lot more like a rottweiler than a dobie,
Indeed it does, Kavika. My Brother had a rottie and he looked very much like the dog in the picture. Dobies are normally not so heftily built, or have quite as large a head.
It's amazing how dogs will take another one under their wing.
And not just dogs. Many years ago I had Border Collie named Tippy. We also had a rabbit named AJ. They grew up together and were very close to each other. As Tippy grew older she became blind. Realizing that Tippy could no longer see AJ became Tippy's eyes and led her all around the yard.
AJ slept in Tippy's dog house with her, and when someone would come around the house that AJ thought didn't belong there, AJ would lead Tippy to the side of the yard where the people were and then stand on his hind legs and paw on Tippy's shoulder, letting her know she needed to bark and in what direction. They were really a very close pair.
Always wondered how ants get from the ground to a hummingbird feeder!
Raven's method might actually work. That's how the squirrels kept getting into my father in law's bird feeder.
When I had it hanging from the porch rail, they climbed up the rail and down the hanger. I kept the numbers down a bit by spraying the rail with ant killer every few days. Didn't totally work though. When I filled the feeder, I had to clear out about a quarter inch of drowned ants floating on top of the syrup. Also, I didn't want to spray too much since I didn't want the Hummies driven off by the odor or poisoned by the stuff. The place I have it now keeps them out better since they would have to climb up the pole to get there. Doesn't stop the bees though. They get there the same way the birds do. I've noticed that, as summer is giving way to fall, that there are a lot more bees there. They are in a frenzy around any source of sugar, trying to get as much honey as possible made to last the hive through the winter. Actually saw one drive a Hummie off the feeder, at least for a minute or so. Didn't last; she came back in at high speed leading with her beak. If the bee hadn't dodged fast, she'd have skewered it good.
You know, I'm really impressed with the quality of photo that you can get with a cell phone. My stepdaughter uses a 5s and I've posted some of her photos that are absolutely amazing, but then she also has a great eye for photography.
So true Buzz. This one is one that my wife has replaced. The grandkids were using it connected to the Router Network as sort of a mini computer. It can do that even though it's no longer activated as a telephone. They were, however, going to sites that we don't want them to be on, so, now they have to use one of the desktops so that we can see what they are doing.
As a camera it works great, except for the lack of a serious zoom and the inability to connect it to a tripod. It can zoom in on what it calls 8 power (looks more like about 3 to me). My previous camera had a 30 power optical telescope installed for zooming in. I got the shot of the bee by walking up on it and shooting from about 2 feet at the tightest zoom it would produce. If I tried doing that with the Hummies, they wouldn't come anywhere near the feeder.
Beautiful sunsets, Buzz. Thank you for sharing them with us. The top one having such a red hue is very unusual and striking. The reflection of it across the water really is amazing.
Good you followed the link. Glad it opened for you.
I would have been 8 yrs old at the time of the run. Probably 9 by the time an article came out in one of the well known car magazines of the era, maybe 6 months later.
Working after school and weekends allowed me to buy car magazines, which were 50 cents a piece at the time.
That photo remained in my memory.
At the bottom of the article is a photo, actually a magazine cover page of Craig Breedlove and Art Arfons and their respective cars.
There is an interesting story of how they got to Bonneville that year. IIRC this is Breedlove's version:
In those days there were very few people who could provide crew support for such cars. Often competing racers would travel together and support each other.
That was the case with Breedlove of Spirit of America fame and Arfons of Green Monster fame.
So this year they traveled together, Breedlove in the lead hauler and Arfons in the trailing hauler and the closer they got to Bonneville, the faster their pace.
This was a time when Arfons was the well established figure and Breedlove was the younger up and comer. Not really well known.
Well, there they are making good speed and happen to blow through a speed trap. I doubt if local police precincts used radar in those days. So it most like was one of those Andy of Mayberry speed traps.
The officer catches up and flags them over to a stop. The officer goes to the lead truck, Breedlove, and yells "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? ART ARFONS"?
Breedlove replies "No. Art's in the truck behind me".
The officer takes Breedloves license and registration then skeptically heads back to see Art.
Some minutes later the officer returns to Breedlove and hands back his license and registration. Laughs, then says, "okay, I'm just giving you a warning, but slow down".
Looks like he didn't listen to the cop. When I first saw the picture, my thought was, "I sure hope the pilot bailed out before it hit." Looked to me like an F-86 that had bored into the water.
My wife and I are in the Poconos while just weeks away from her bone marrow transplant; the weather is perfect and the sunsets unbelievable!
Post your creative works, comments and thoughts.
very cool shot. fishing pole, stat...
First of all, Cograts for being able to find a match for your wife !!!!
Second of all, these shots are framable !! GREAT job Mc. ( as always )
Actually, my wife will have her own healthy stem cells collected and they will be used to replace the bone marrow.
Excellent !!! Best of luck to her and yourself....
Please keep us posted on how things went.
Awesome! Simply Awesome!
Both pics are really beautiful !
Awesome pictures....as usual. I will keep you and your wife in my thoughts and pray for a successful transplant.
Amazing shot, Mac. That is art!
Beautiful, Mac. That's the kind of view you stare at until your eyes go blurry, just to prolong the moment.
Absolutely amazing!
Beautiful photo, although the sunset itself and the cloud directly above it look a little like an a - bomb explosion.
A truly awesome photo, Mac. It don't get much better than this. The shot of the sunset alone is totally beautiful, but, add in the reflection on the water and what it creates is just amazing.
This is one of your best in my book. Very, very well done.
Beautiful shots. Hope you're having a wonderful trip and best wishes on the transplant!
From last Saturday's Superior (WI) Dragonboat Festival
Really great shots, EG. Looks like a really fun event.
Love the scenes EG. Did you see the Soo Locks pictures that I put up in last week's article? I thought that the ship may have come from Duluth. Her name was the SS William Clay Ford. Have you ever seen her there?
I saw the photo. I do like looking at the boats when I can, but I don't pay attention to the names much any more.
Also, those pictures are over 30 years old. She may have gone to the breakers by now.
Cormorants unlike other diving birds, must dry their wings after a dive.
I didn't know that.
I guess that was what made them easier to shoot after they worked over your pond.
They have a open season on the Great Lakes in areas.
They steal fish from the fishing nets on the lake here.
Great stuff EG.
BTW, what is that home/structure in the background?
It is a piece of art in itself.
Really fun shots EG!
Tuesday nights sunset at St. Pete Beach, Fl.
Great shot, Kavika. Nothing can compare with a sunset by Father Sky.
Just added a second one, RW.
Wow.... that one looks sort of 'other worldly', but, beautifully so. The reflection of the fading sunlight on the water and surrounding clouds is truly awesome. Very well done!
Spectacular!
Beautiful Kavika.
There is always something soothing about a sunset. The water adds a little extra.
Really lovely Kavika. Love the colors.
Have a good weekend everyone......
Love it RW.
Thank you very much, Kavika.
He''s looking at me very suspiciously. I'm a friend, I'm a friend.
Nicely framed, by the way.
Indeed you are Buzz. Thank you.
Your artwork is at legend level Raven Wing.
Thank you for your very kind words, Dave. I am just very happy to share my work with my NT Family. It make all my efforts worthwhile.
Mac, all photographers try to get the perfect water mirror shot. You actually do it. Magnificent.
It seems that hummingbirds aren't the only ones who like the feeder.
This spring, I got a new neighbor across the street. Here are two friends that she brought with her.
Mollie, the Pomeranian
with her friend Stella, the Doberman.
That's looks a lot more like a rottweiler than a dobie, TTGA.
Ooops, sorry. I always get those two breeds confused. Mollie is friendly but is mostly deaf. Stella sorta keeps her out of trouble (and streets), and is a total sweetheart.
Indeed it does, Kavika. My Brother had a rottie and he looked very much like the dog in the picture. Dobies are normally not so heftily built, or have quite as large a head.
It's amazing how dogs will take another one under their wing. Very cool TTGA, thanks for the info.
And not just dogs. Many years ago I had Border Collie named Tippy. We also had a rabbit named AJ. They grew up together and were very close to each other. As Tippy grew older she became blind. Realizing that Tippy could no longer see AJ became Tippy's eyes and led her all around the yard.
AJ slept in Tippy's dog house with her, and when someone would come around the house that AJ thought didn't belong there, AJ would lead Tippy to the side of the yard where the people were and then stand on his hind legs and paw on Tippy's shoulder, letting her know she needed to bark and in what direction. They were really a very close pair.
Great story, RW.
Always wondered how ants get from the ground to a hummingbird feeder!
By an ant ladder?
I had an uncle who once had one of those.
Raven's method might actually work. That's how the squirrels kept getting into my father in law's bird feeder.
When I had it hanging from the porch rail, they climbed up the rail and down the hanger. I kept the numbers down a bit by spraying the rail with ant killer every few days. Didn't totally work though. When I filled the feeder, I had to clear out about a quarter inch of drowned ants floating on top of the syrup. Also, I didn't want to spray too much since I didn't want the Hummies driven off by the odor or poisoned by the stuff. The place I have it now keeps them out better since they would have to climb up the pole to get there. Doesn't stop the bees though. They get there the same way the birds do. I've noticed that, as summer is giving way to fall, that there are a lot more bees there. They are in a frenzy around any source of sugar, trying to get as much honey as possible made to last the hive through the winter. Actually saw one drive a Hummie off the feeder, at least for a minute or so. Didn't last; she came back in at high speed leading with her beak. If the bee hadn't dodged fast, she'd have skewered it good.
Are those with the new camera or the cell phone?
With the cell phone. I didn't get the new camera; instead I got the radiator in my Jeep fixed (at least, I hope it's fixed).
You know, I'm really impressed with the quality of photo that you can get with a cell phone. My stepdaughter uses a 5s and I've posted some of her photos that are absolutely amazing, but then she also has a great eye for photography.
So true Buzz. This one is one that my wife has replaced. The grandkids were using it connected to the Router Network as sort of a mini computer. It can do that even though it's no longer activated as a telephone. They were, however, going to sites that we don't want them to be on, so, now they have to use one of the desktops so that we can see what they are doing.
As a camera it works great, except for the lack of a serious zoom and the inability to connect it to a tripod. It can zoom in on what it calls 8 power (looks more like about 3 to me). My previous camera had a 30 power optical telescope installed for zooming in. I got the shot of the bee by walking up on it and shooting from about 2 feet at the tightest zoom it would produce. If I tried doing that with the Hummies, they wouldn't come anywhere near the feeder.
Always great subjects and situations.
Thank you TTGA.
Dave,
I always try to tell a story with the pictures. That sometimes takes three or four pictures. True artists like Mac can usually do it with one shot.
Logged in only to post a couple of sunset shots that pale in comparison to what A.Mac posted. Will be back logged in for good next month.
Beautiful sunsets, Buzz. Thank you for sharing them with us. The top one having such a red hue is very unusual and striking. The reflection of it across the water really is amazing.
Beautiful sunsets Buzz.
Are those the Karst mountains in the bottom photo?
No, it's a view of the sunset from my apartment. Chongqing is surrounded by mountains, and in fact one of its nicknames is The Mountain City.
Beautiful scene.
A much appreciative "THANK YOU" for the good wishes extended herein.
I am late, as usual.
My best wishes to your wife and you as well.
Positive thoughts to you and her Mac.
Beautiful shot Jim. I love the contrast of colors.
Wonderful photo and perspective.
Thank you.
Along the lines of surrealism there is an iconic photo of Craig Breedlove and the Spirit of America right after setting a world land speed record.
The image has been burned in my head since childhood. Talking with my nephew the other day I decided to look for it online and send him a copy.
The same thoughts remain with me when viewing this photo. Is this a crash landing on mars?
Breedlove nearly drowned.
There are more related photos and an interesting story relayed by Breedlove about his and Art Arfons trip to Bonneville. Kind of humorous.
I will relay them if it is okay.
I opened the link - a fascinating story. I very vaguely remember his run being reported back in '64.
Good you followed the link. Glad it opened for you.
I would have been 8 yrs old at the time of the run. Probably 9 by the time an article came out in one of the well known car magazines of the era, maybe 6 months later.
Working after school and weekends allowed me to buy car magazines, which were 50 cents a piece at the time.
That photo remained in my memory.
At the bottom of the article is a photo, actually a magazine cover page of Craig Breedlove and Art Arfons and their respective cars.
There is an interesting story of how they got to Bonneville that year. IIRC this is Breedlove's version:
Looks like he didn't listen to the cop. When I first saw the picture, my thought was, "I sure hope the pilot bailed out before it hit." Looked to me like an F-86 that had bored into the water.
Thanks for posting the link, dave; such "photo essays" greatly enrich these discussions.